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SEA-level Rise: HABITAT Maps

DELMARVA PENINSULA FOX SQUIRRELThe Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel is a large, heavy-bodied tree squirrel with an unusually full, fluffy tail. The fox squirrel is frosty silver to slate gray with a white belly and can grow to be 30 inches long, including 15 inches of tail.

WESTERN SNOWY PLOVERThe western snowy plover is a very small bird, weighing less than 2 ounces and growing to be about 6 inches long. It is pale brown on top and white below, with a white hind neck collar, a dark forehead bar, and dark eye patches and lateral breast patches.

KEY DEERThe Key deer is the smallest subspecies of white-tailed deer — about the size of a German shepherd. A predecessor of the Key deer is believed to have migrated to the Florida Keys from the mainland over a land bridge exposed during the Wisconsin Glaciation.

LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLELoggerhead sea turtles are named for their large heads, which contain powerful jaws and a thick beak. These turtles have extremely efficient, short flippers. Adults weigh approximately 250 pounds with shells measuring three feet long.

HAWAIIAN MONK SEALNamed for its resemblance to a Catholic monk, the Hawaiian monk seal has folds around its neck and is gray in color, with pelage often turning brown from weathering. Adult females weigh about 450 pounds, while males are smaller, weighing about 375 pounds. Pups are silvery gray with fuzzy black hair when they are born.